Hong Kong’s FX reserves shrank 0.9pc in August

Hong Kong’s foreign currency reserve assets jumped by 0.89 percent in August to US$421.6 billion (HK$3.29 trillion), official data showed.

It represented over five times the currency in circulation or about 37 percent of Hong Kong dollar M3, according to a statement by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.

Including unsettled foreign exchange contracts, the foreign currency reserve assets of Hong Kong at the end of August 2025 amounted to US$421.1 billion, the HKMA said.

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